creative culture

Acquisition Criteria

1 Key Markets

  • Accounting
  • Banking & Compliance
  • Insurance
  • Charities
  • Healthcare
  • Legal
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Pensions

2 Business Models

Broad business characteristics

  • Businesses driven by strong brands and owned intellectual property rights
  • Market leading products, or a business which can demonstrably show it has this potential and a believable plan to achieve it

Examples

  • Professional education and CPD activities
  • Information products - newsletters, syndicated market research and data
  • Database activities
  • Exhibitions, events and conferences
  • Work-tools or other application services

3 Management Characteristic Types

  • Established existing management team, or
  • Entrepreneurs, or
  • Capable of working with Wilmington’s existing management

4 Financial Characteristics

  • Strong subscription based revenue streams
  • Strong cash flows
  • Revenues between £2m and £30m pa
  • Demonstrable growth rates

5 Geography

  • Overseas opportunities considered, as well as the UK